George Smith Patton13 August 1944
The "Falaise Pocket" forms as a French patrol enters Argentan
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The "Falaise Pocket" forms as a French patrol enters Argentan
Pattons 3rd Army was at Falaise & Montgomerys 2First Army Group at Argentan. Patton is ordered to halt, Montgomery takes 2 weeks to close the gap
Poles & Americans seal the Falaise pocket officially ending the Normandy Campaign
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